Preparing Your Husband for Your Family Portraits
“Do we have to?”“I don’t wanna!”“I don’t have anything to wear.”“Does this mean I have to miss the game?”Some of this probably sounds pretty familiar, but this time it’s not your five-year-old talking to you.It’s your husband.For some people, preparing the husband for the...
The Secret to Outstanding Candid Child Photography
You might have some ideas in mind when it comes to your child’s photo session. Perhaps you’re picturing a perfect little lady or gentleman, sitting quietly with that beautiful smile, taking direction like a highly-paid fashion model. Have you met your child? No offense. I know he’s charming most of the time. But let’s be real: kids have their moments, and it just might...
How Not to Have a Mental Breakdown During Your Family Portrait Session
I’ve had many first-time family portrait clients ask me my secret to capturing smiling, happy subjects. They have a difficult time imagining their rowdy kids, reluctant husbands, and possibly rabid pets cooperating long enough for me to fire off a single frame.“Benzos or box wine?” one mom asked. “Seriously. Which one? Or...
7 Tips To Prepare You For A Spring Portrait Session
We want to help you celebrate the warm weather and beautiful colors that come with spring! Let’s shake off those dark winter days, and embrace the bright new season. We’ve put together some tips and tricks that will guarantee a stress-free and flawless day for your spring portrait session. That way, we can capture your true excitement after you put your winter coat back in...
How to Personalize Your Senior Portrait Session
Back in your parents’ day, senior portraits were a chore, and the results were boring. Everyone had to make an appointment at a school-designated studio, or show up at a cattle-call somewhere on campus where their classmates filed through the photographer’s location set. Someone would drape the girls with velvet, and the guys wore fake tuxes with button-up seams in the back. (Fun...
The “Getting to Know You” Warmup for Children’s Portrait Photography
Imagine you’re a little kid, and you’re meeting a new grown-up for the very first time. You’re probably feeling a little shy and unsure, especially when the new guy is pointing a big, scary, black-eyed machine and a bright flashy light at you. So what do you do? You smoosh your face into your mom or dad’s leg and hope it all goes away. When that doesn’t work, you...
How to Eliminate Fake Smiles During Your Child’s Portrait Session
You’ve seen them. Websites designed specifically to make fun of those awkward studio portraits. Little kids with gritted teeth and bulging eyes, as if Pennywise the Dancing Clown from It was standing behind the camera. Or that funky look we recognize as the signal that the floodgates are about to open and unleash a biblical flood of tears. Kids need to feel comfortable in their...
How Much Time Do I Really Need for My Portrait Session?
If you’re thinking you can run to my portrait studio and complete your portrait session quick-like during your lunch break, think again. (I mean, if you’re looking for something that speedy, just take a selfie.) Don’t worry. Your portrait session won’t take all day, either, or even all afternoon. How long it takes depends on a variety of factors, but here are the time...
Bribery Is OK During a Child’s Portrait Session
Portrait day can be a very, very stressful time if you have children. Finding the right outfit and a date that everyone is available on already causes you a headache. Once you have that down, though, everything is smooth sailing. You have prepared everything to be perfect, and then your worst nightmare happens your child wont cooperate. Even after youve coached him or her for the past two...